Congress

Travel Awards

David R. Tashjian Travel Awards

The Richard Rawlinson Center is pleased to announce the availability of David R. Tashjian Travel Awards to participants giving papers on topics in Anglo-Saxon studies in Sponsored and Special Sessions at the International Congress. Eligibility is limited to scholars from outside North America, with preference towards emerging scholars not more than three years beyond their doctoral degree. Doctoral candidates writing their dissertations are also eligible. Award recipients are ineligible for another award until the fourth year after a successful application. There are two awards for Anglo-Saxonists from outside of North America for each Congress. Both awards offer a waiver of registration and room and board fees. One of these awards will also carry a $500 stipend, which is presented at the Congress.

Applications

The deadline for applications for the Tashjian Travel Awards is November 1 (receipt deadline). Applicants must submit the following:

  • a one-page abstract of the paper to be presented at the following May Congress
  • a complete copy of the paper to be presented, which may not exceed 12 pages, double-spaced (A4 or 8.5 x 11 paper)
  • a one-page curriculum vitae, including current employment status
  • two letters of reference (Dissertation writers must have a letter from the supervisor; all applicants must have a letter of support from the Sponsored or Special Session organizer.)

Send all application materials to:

Secretary, Tashjian Travel Awards Committee
The Medieval Institute
Western Michigan University
1903 W. Michigan Avenue
Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5432

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Otto Gründler Travel Award

The Congress Committee is pleased to announce the availability of the Otto Gründler Travel Award for participation in Sponsored and Special Sessions at the International Congress on Medieval Studies. Preference is given to Congress participants from Central European nations. Scholars from any field are eligible, with some preference towards emerging scholars. Those writing doctoral dissertations are also eligible. Award recipients are ineligible for another award until the fourth year after a successful application. There is one award of $500, which will be presented at the Congress, plus waiver of registration and room and board fees, for each Congress.

Applications

The deadline for applications is November 1 [receipt deadline]. Applicants must submit the following:

  1. a one-page abstract of the paper to be presented at the following May Congress
  2. a complete copy of the paper to be presented, which may not exceed 12 pages, double-spaced [A4 or 8.5 x 11 paper]
  3. a one-page curriculum vitae, including current employment status
  4. two letters of reference (Dissertation writers must have a letter from the supervisor; all applicants must have a letter of support from the Sponsored or Special Session organizer.)

Send all application materials to:

Secretary, Gründler Travel Award Committee
The Medieval Institute
Western Michigan University
1903 W. Michigan Avenue
Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5432

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Congress Travel Awards

The Congress Committee is pleased to announce the availability of Congress Travel Awards for participation in Sponsored and Special Sessions at the International Congress on Medieval Studies. The intention of these awards is to draw scholars from regions of the world underrepresented at past Congresses. These include countries of the former Eastern Bloc, Latin America, Asia, and Africa. Scholars from any field are eligible, with some preference towards emerging scholars. Those writing doctoral dissertations are also eligible. Award recipients are ineligible for another award until the fourth year after a successful application. There are three awards for each Congress: one award of $500, which will be presented at the Congress, plus waiver of registration and room and board fees, and two awards that waive registration and room and board fees.

Applications

The deadline for applications is November 1 [receipt deadline]. Applicants must submit the following:

  1. a one-page abstract of the paper to be presented at the following May Congress
  2. a complete copy of the paper to be presented, which may not exceed 12 pages, double-spaced [A4 or 8.5 x 11 paper]
  3. a one-page curriculum vitae, including current employment status
  4. two letters of reference (Dissertation writers must have a letter from the supervisor; all applicants must have a letter of support from the Sponsored or Special Session organizer.)

Send all application materials to:

Secretary, Congress Travel Awards Committee
The Medieval Institute
Western Michigan University
1903 W. Michigan Avenue
Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5432

 

The Medieval Institute
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